Race in Maharaja

In the Maharaja Campaign Setting, race is not seen as it is in other games. Firstly it is not treated as "species" in the same way that traditional Dungeons and Dragons or the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game; all the races of Maharaja can interbreed and are more or less (although sometimes much less) human beings. Race is nebulous, and is better described as the typical physical types that go along with the cultures of Maharaja. Even the physical types are not strict, to the west in Makshirif there are many regions where Nayans begin to look darker and have woolen hair like the Azumites; to the north in the foothills of the great mountains many Nayans share features with the Tai Yang. Secondly, within the game itself, race is not emphasized the way it is in Western (Tolkien/Gygax) inspired settings. Culture is the emphasis within Maharaja, and more accutely, caste within Naya Aadesh proper. That said, the physical differences between the peoples of these lands exist, and to nod toward that (and to remain compatible with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game) we have included the cultures as core race compatible.